Nelson Mandela

Winnie Mandela, anti-apartheid leader and politician, has died at 81.

As black history month comes to end this week, Wish is releasing another great T-shirt capsule to honor iconic African-American heroes. Their latest is a tribute tee to the late South African leader Nelson Mandela.

As world leaders and celebrities gathered Tuesday (Dec. 10) in Johannesburg, South Africa for Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, Wyclef Jean posted a musical tribute to the international hero on YouTube.

Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa who steered Africans through the continent's tense transition from apartheid to democracy two decades ago, passed away Thursday (Nov. 5) after battling an ongoing infection in his lungs. He was 95 years old.

Longtime civil-rights leader and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela died Thursday due to complications from a lung infection. He was 95 years old.

If it's a Weinstein Company film, you can usually bet that it's going to be going for Oscars, so don't be surprised if one of the year's big awards contenders is 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.' It stars Idris Elba and Naomie Harris, and is due out at the end of the year, so this new trailer hints at its award possibilities.